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Hi,
I hope some of you out there can give me some advice – I’m trying to get a feel for how strict the visa situation is in Chengdu, as it seems that it can vary quite a bit in different cities in China and at different times.
I’ve worked for several years for a language school in Beijing but returned to live in Britain last year. Now I want to move to Chengdu, where I’ve got some friends.
The company I used to work for in Beijing are keen to employ me in Chengdu, where they also have a school. The problem is that they don’t have the right guanxi to get me a working visa in Chengdu. They’ve told me that they can get me one for Beijing if I give them a Beijing address.
However, I’m worried that this would cause me problems when I come to register at the police station – perhaps I would not be able to do this in Chengdu and would have to do it in Beijing.
The schools has told me that I have to pay 6,800 RMB for the visa through the agency they’re using, but I’m pretty reluctant to do that for a visa which is not the one I really need and which could land me in trouble.
So I’m wondering if I wouldn’t be better off just buying an ‘F’ business visa in Hong Kong and working on that. It used to be quite quick an easy to pick these up in Hong Kong, though I’m not sure if it is now.
So the crunch of it is: how strict are the authorities about checking on teacher’s visas in Chengdu these days and which option is likely to cause the least problems?
Thanks in advance!
Try giving Nick a call on 159 8229 4232. He’s a very informed Visa Agent here in Chengdu, and will be glad to advise you on any steps you need to consider taking.
Any school that makes you pay for the Visa, especially almost 7,000 RMB for the Visa, is full of shit. If you find a good employer they will set up all the paperwork for you, meanwhile you get a visa in your home country and the school will convert it to a residence permit (at their expense) when you arrive in China.
I just realised I’d missed the 6,800 RMB visa figure the school is quoting, and have to second Justin’s ‘full of shit’ theory. Do your homework for sure, there are many instances of schools and/or ’employers’ charging exorbitant fees.
@ Justin: it depends. If a school is gonna make me pay 6000 large, i would ask for a higher salary to cover that cost (eg. maybe 150 per hour rather than 130). I did this a few years ago and it worked out cheaper than flying to HK for a visa. But yeah, if the school is not gonna compensate you, find another one. When schools say “we are not authorised to get working visas” that’s often bullshit. They’re just lazy and don’t want the hassle (or they don’t completely trust you not to burn them)..
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